If your leathers zip together most of the way around, they'll be ok. There's loads of advice on the Net about getting the bike sorted, learn the track on Youtube, get your tyres warm (a couple of non nutter laps) don't go mad first time out etc, etc.

The best bit of advice I can give, is EAT BREAKFAST You probably won't feel like it, but unless you keep yourself hydrated and fed throughout the day, you'll get knackered and start making mistakes. Drink LOTS of water (and I mean lots - keep an eye on the colour of your piss - seriously) eat bananas and continually graze on sweets (chocolate covered raisins are my favourite)

If it's an XB (and probably an 1125...though I never tracked mine) then keep it topped up with fuel, as I found braking in to chicanes resulted in stuttering on the way out with a slightly low tank due to the fuel being somewhere near the headstock and not the pump pick up!

So the generally rule of thumb is don't go on the bike. Anyone know if an xb fits in the back of a new shape transporter vw ? Any track thats half decent or is it all a much of a muchness.

Dont have leathers and don't fancy buying them, can i rent them....i hear you saying....yuk would be like putting a wet suit on with pi... In it nice. Maybe not.

I have bridgestone 020 on the bike would they be ok...

Also i have this reverso albert exhaust have to say....it fcuk loud even with the baffle in. I dont mind but is there a restriction ? And anyone know how loud this is guess i could ask the man himself!

Thanks for all the advice sounds like my thing.....lets hope i dont have to rebuild it again.

So the generally rule of thumb is don't go on the bike. Anyone know if an xb fits in the back of a new shape transporter vw ? Any track thats half decent or is it all a much of a muchness.

Dont have leathers and don't fancy buying them, can i rent them....i hear you saying....yuk would be like putting a wet suit on with pi... In it nice. Maybe not.

I have bridgestone 020 on the bike would they be ok...

Also i have this reverso albert exhaust have to say....it fcuk loud even with the baffle in. I dont mind but is there a restriction ? And anyone know how loud this is guess i could ask the man himself!

Thanks for all the advice sounds like my thing.....lets hope i dont have to rebuild it again.

So the generally rule of thumb is don't go on the bike. Anyone know if an xb fits in the back of a new shape transporter vw ? Any track thats half decent or is it all a much of a muchness.

Dont have leathers and don't fancy buying them, can i rent them....i hear you saying....yuk would be like putting a wet suit on with pi... In it nice. Maybe not.

I have bridgestone 020 on the bike would they be ok...

Also i have this reverso albert exhaust have to say....it fcuk loud even with the baffle in. I dont mind but is there a restriction ? And anyone know how loud this is guess i could ask the man himself!

Thanks for all the advice sounds like my thing.....lets hope i dont have to rebuild it again.

Buelltastic,

I have two-piece zip together and single piece leathers that you can borrow. I'm about 5 foot 10 amd 31 inch waist.

As for what track to go for, Cadwell wins every time. Mallory is just dull -Knockhill is fun, but its a long way away - but you are not loooking for the best possible track, you are looking for your first track experience, so any will do fine.

In an ideal world you get the bike trailored/ vanned up and you get another driver to drive it home (if you ae not completrly shattered and useless at the end of the session, you weren't trying hard enough!).

If you have to rdie home, give it a few hours after you come off the track (to let your head cool down) and take it slow - you have nothing to prove on the ride home.

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